HIV-1-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa: explanations and implications for high rates of discordancy

BL Guthrie, G de Bruyn, C Farquhar - Current HIV research, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately 1 in 2 HIV-1-infected persons living in a couple have a
serodiscordant partner. Recent data suggest a large proportion of new HIV-1 infections in …

[HTML][HTML] Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV prevention in heterosexual men and women

JM Baeten, D Donnell, P Ndase… - New England journal …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Antiretroviral preexposure prophylaxis is a promising approach for preventing
human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in heterosexual populations …

Biological mechanisms of vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV‐1) transmission

DA Lehman, C Farquhar - Reviews in medical virology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In the absence of interventions, 30–45% of exposed infants acquire human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1) through mother‐to‐child transmission. It remains …

[HTML][HTML] Acyclovir and transmission of HIV-1 from persons infected with HIV-1 and HSV-2

C Celum, A Wald, JR Lingappa… - New England journal …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Most persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-
1) are also infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), which is frequently reactivated …

Antenatal couple counseling increases uptake of interventions to prevent HIV-1 transmission

C Farquhar, JN Kiarie, BA Richardson… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
To determine effect of partner involvement and couple counseling on uptake of interventions
to prevent HIV-1 transmission, women attending a Nairobi antenatal clinic were encouraged …

Mortality from HIV‐associated meningitis in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

MW Tenforde, AM Gertz, DS Lawrence… - African Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: HIV-associated cryptococcal, TB and pneumococcal meningitis are the leading
causes of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We performed a systematic review …

Determinants of per-coital-act HIV-1 infectivity among African HIV-1–serodiscordant couples

JP Hughes, JM Baeten, JR Lingappa… - Journal of Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract (See the editorial commentary by Gray and Wawer on pages 351–2.) Background.
Knowledge of factors that affect per-act infectivity of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 …

Male antenatal attendance and HIV testing are associated with decreased infant HIV infection and increased HIV-free survival

A Aluisio, BA Richardson, R Bosire… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To investigate the relationship between male involvement in prevention of mother-
to-child HIV transmission services and infant HIV acquisition and mortality, a prospective …

HIV self-testing increases HIV testing frequency in high-risk men who have sex with men: a randomized controlled trial

DA Katz, MR Golden, JP Hughes… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Self-testing may increase HIV testing and decrease the time people with HIV
are unaware of their status, but there is concern that absence of counseling may result in …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the impact of plasma HIV-1 RNA reductions on heterosexual HIV-1 transmission risk

JR Lingappa, JP Hughes, RS Wang, JM Baeten… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The risk of sexual transmission of HIV-1 is strongly associated with the level of
HIV-1 RNA in plasma making reduction in HIV-1 plasma levels an important target for HIV-1 …